SUPPORT STAFF

The Assistant Manager (Clinical Research) provides research administrative support to the various research teams in CNRC. Ensuring that the conduct of clinical research complied with all aspect of Good Clinical Practice and local regulatory requirements and to develop SOPs and recommendation of standards for proper conduct of clinical research. To establish quality assurance management tools to promote effective research and services through measurable goals, continuous improvement efforts to raise level of quality and systematic identification of resources and problems. I also co-ordinate and review training plans and, ensure that SOP, equipment, training are in place for the Centre's code blue coverage.

I graduated from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) with a BSc (Hons) in Biological Life Sciences. I started off my career in healthcare industry, followed by social services, with experiences in providing administrative and operational supports. I am inspired to join CNRC as an Assistant Programme Manager, to develop my knowledge in the research industry, and to drive the institution’s goals in gaining better understanding on how food and nutrition can further improve human’s health and well-being.

I am the Deputy Asst Manager, Clinical Nutrition Research Centre. I have been gainfully employed in CNRC for 5 years, my primary role is to provide Administrative and Office Management, as well as Research support for CNRC Director, Deputy Director and CNRC as a team.

I received my Bachelor of Applied Science (Major in Food Science and Nutrition) in 2009. Venturing into the field of clinical research, I had experience as a senior research coordinator in study start-up, initiation, interim and closeout visits with industry sponsored trials. I also have work experience in the academic setting being a qualified teacher with the Ministry of Education where I have taught nutrition modules. My aim is to gain more experience in integrating superior organization, leadership, and communication skills across all levels of research, allowing me to progress towards mentoring future clinical research coordinators.

I am a registered staff nurse with the Nursing Board of Singapore. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Diploma in Nursing. Previously I have worked as a staff nurse. And before I joined CNRC/SICS as a research nurse this year, I was a clinical research coordinator with Duke-NUS Medical School.

I have graduated from National University of Singapore with Honours Degree in Statistics and Applied Probability. My Final Year Project (FYP) entitled “Spatio-Temporal analysis of Dengue Clusters in Singapore (Visualization)” was about analyzing the distribution of dengue clusters in Singapore where I specifically worked on visualization of the distribution of dengue clusters. The experience gained during FYP has escalated my interest in analyzing data and drawing useful information from them. Apart from analyzing data, I am also interested in programming. I aim to improve my skills in a programming language and be able to teach programming to children in future. Other than that I enjoy travelling to eat and spending time with family and friends.

My educational background is in Biomedical Engineering and in my previous work experience in chemical and healthcare sectors, I have worked in various roles such as logistics, quality control, administrative and engineering support. My current responsibilities as an Operations Officer in CNRC involves overseeing daily operations in the facility as well as the infrastructure maintenance and procurement..

I aim to bring fun and creativity everywhere I go, having a Diploma in Game Design. Prior to CNRC, I have experience of a Programme Coordinator in Pioneer Generation Office, which I specialise in volunteer training and management in assisting seniors living in Singapore. I had done multiple Adminstration work before joining CNRC and I had also ventured to my own entrepreneurship in Game Design, where I hope my games can be played by millions one day.